Louis Boakye‐yiadom
Biographic Data
| ID | 4428759 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Louis Boakye‐yiadom |
| GIVEN NAMES | Louis |
| FAMILY NAME | Boakye‐yiadom |
| SIGNATURE | YIADOM L B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7571-6642 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Assessing the roles of state and family in the provision of care
The importance of care in engendering well-being has spawned considerable interest in care regimes, but little work exists on sub-Saharan Africa. Using laws, administrative data, previous research and survey data from Ghana, we characterize Ghana’s care regime as ‘supported familialism’ for childcare and ‘familialism by default’ for care for older people and persons living with disability and suggest some gaps in existing typologies. We show that…
The Impact of Migration on the Welfare of Households in Ghana
Individuals usually migrate to improve their economic conditions and those of their family members left behind. However, less is understood about the impact of internal migration on the well-being of family members left behind. This study contributes to the debate by offering an empirical assessment of the welfare difference between migrant and non-migrant households by analysing data recently collected by the Centre for Migration Studies, Univer…
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The Impact of Migration on the Welfare of Households in Ghana
Individuals usually migrate to improve their economic conditions and those of their family members left behind. However, less is understood about the impact of internal migration on the well-being of family members left behind. This study contributes to the debate by offering an empirical assessment of the welfare difference between migrant and non-migrant households by analysing data recently collected by the Centre for Migration Studies, Univer…
Assessing the roles of state and family in the provision of care
The importance of care in engendering well-being has spawned considerable interest in care regimes, but little work exists on sub-Saharan Africa. Using laws, administrative data, previous research and survey data from Ghana, we characterize Ghana’s care regime as ‘supported familialism’ for childcare and ‘familialism by default’ for care for older people and persons living with disability and suggest some gaps in existing typologies. We show that…
Demographic economics (1 work) · Difference in differences (1 work) · Econometrics (1 work) · Economics (1 work) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (1 work) · Matching (statistics (1 work) · Medicine (1 work) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (1 work) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (1 work) · Propensity score matching (1 work)